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Interactive Brokers to pay $11.5 million settlement for suspicious activity reporting failures
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian and JLN Staff Yesterday a massive derecho hit the Chicagoland area, causing widespread destruction with trees knocked down and power failures. Internet service in the area was also impacted, which is why today's newsletter...
Stock Bulls Stare Down Next Hurdle: VIX’s Dismal August History; The U.S. election is getting ugly – and investors are getting nervous
Stock Bulls Stare Down Next Hurdle: VIX’s Dismal August History; The U.S. election is getting ugly – and investors are getting nervous
The Spread: Always Bet on Bull
This week on The Spread: bullish bets abound despite coronavirus concerns, Cboe creates a cushion and casts chats at two conferences, volume of MIAX's SPIKES options spike, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. References Dash Taking Order Routing To Next...
Dan Day-Robinson, Chairman, Swiss Futures and Options Association – Embracing Change
"...While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. - Rob Siltanen, the creative genius behind Apple's "Think Different" campaign"Dan Day-Robinson will be the...
Patrick Thornton-Smith: Innovation – Cars and Fintech
The recent ‘Thompson Reuters 100 Global Innovators Study’ made some interesting reading. It made me think about how innovation principles from some seemingly unrelated businesses are interrelated, such as cars and fintech.Of the 100 firms in the Survey, 10 were from...
Peter Borish, The Quad Group – Trading Traps: Too Many to Count
"You have to have the complete and utmost confidence in yourself if you're going to trade and take risk. It doesn’t mean that you have to be right." What do subway cars, Derek Jeter, a movie theater and the Titanic have in common? Peter Borish, chief strategist...
John Lothian Newsletter: Banks prepare to sell down stakes in data provider Markit; Nasdaq NLX pays off founding members; Guy Who Did Avon Hoax Was Terrible at Hoaxes
First Read JLN Heads to London JLN Staff Jim Kharouf is off to London today, and John Lothian, Doug Ashburn and intern Colin Ashburn head there on Saturday night. This is gearing up to be a great conference. Much of the industry conversation has moved to Europe, as...
JLN Options: CBOE Reopens After Malfunction Shuts Options Exchange
Lead StoriesCBOE Reopens After Malfunction Shuts Options ExchangeNikolaj Gammeltoft, Nina Mehta & Lu Wang, BloombergThe Chicago Board Options Exchange opened for trading three-and-a-half hours late today after a software malfunction shut the derivatives market as...
JLN Options: Options Week in Review
ETFs on volatility were big news this week. Brendan Conway reported in Barron's that a couple of relatively new low volatility ETFs are getting bigger returns than the S&P 500, which hit a record high on Thursday. The most widely-owned fund, PowerShares S&P...
JLN Options: Apple investors pay more for downside bets
Lead StoriesApple investors pay more for downside betsDoris Frankel, ReutersThe steady slide in longtime market darling Apple Inc has brought in options investors willing to pay more for bearish bets than at any time in the last four years.http://jlne.ws/105nSQQThe...
JLN Options: Options Traders Pile On After Apple Decline
Lead StoriesOptions Traders Pile On After Apple DeclineAlexandra Scaggs, The Wall Street JournalOptions traders piled on to the selloff in Apple Inc. on Wednesday morning, and trading indicates they see more big swings ahead.http://jlne.ws/UpUoL6 Futures merchants...
JLN Options: Flight From Risk Extends Beyond Apple
Lead StoriesFlight From Risk Extends Beyond AppleRandall W. Forsyth, Barron'sOnly buy stocks that go up. If they don't go up, don't buy them. That was the investment advice offered by the late humorist Will Rogers, and it seems to be followed by investors as much as...
JLN Environmental/Energy: May 18, 2012
In this edition of EMN, the AP and other major outlets cover the first steps taken by the UN to craft a new pact. Long-time climate and business editor Todd Woody, writing for Forbes, takes a look at the California carbon market and the state's budget woes. For its...
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Crop Trading Giants Start Blockchain Platform With Brazil Deals
First Read $29,776/$300,000 (9.9%) ++++ ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Here is the LINK for the DTCC press release about the proposal to shorten the U.S. settlement cycle to T+1 within two years. Former CFTC Chairman J Christopher Giancarlo has an...
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A group of Wall Street Bets traders is laying new plans for a ‘gamma squeeze’ on GameStop stock; JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Says ‘VIX Bubble’ May Spark Stock Rally
A group of Wall Street Bets traders is laying new plans for a ‘gamma squeeze’ on GameStop stock; JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Says ‘VIX Bubble’ May Spark Stock Rally
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